Jose Mourinho slams Premier League over Chelsea fixture schedule

No laughing matter (but the Special One insists that Prem bosses are guffawing at his expense) (Image: Getty Images)

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Jose Mourinho last night accused Premier League chiefs of "laughing" at the Blues with their fixture schedule.

Mourinho is fuming that Chelsea play West Brom today when the other three Champions League sides have an extra 24 hours to recover.

The Blues boss blasted: "I feel our match is very special because we're the only Champions League team that plays Saturday. Everybody else has one more day to rest.

"So once more we're really special and our game against West Brom becomes the "super Saturday" not "super Sunday".

"I think they are laughing at us. They know what they can do and laugh at us because I can do nothing about it. Mind you, Big Sam will be angry, because it means we have 16 days to prepare for West Ham!"

Mourinho will restore Eden Hazard to the starting side despite revealing he only discovered the Belgian had travelled to Lille on Sunday night - a lost passport meant he missed training the next day - when he saw at the game on television.

But the Chelsea boss had a little nibble at Manchester United ahead of Sunday's crunch clash with Arsenal, even if he is likely to miss the game to attend the ATP World Tour semi-finals at the O2.

"After our first two champions, Sir Alex told me I had made them change," recalled Mourinho.

"He used funny words. He said "it used to be a marathon but you made it a marathon in a sprint". That was True.

"After that United felt they needed a different approach, that they had to start well.

If United lose to Arsenal, it won't be impossible. United are United. But it they do lose, they will be on the edge."